Subject Pharmacists and Pharmacies | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action![]() |
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| MD | HB591 | Authorizing specified pharmacy permit holders to conduct wholesale distribution under specified circumstances; limiting the authority of specified pharmacy permit holders to engage in wholesale distribution; altering definitions; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621 |
| MD | SB617 | Repealing specified provisions of law requiring specified physician-pharmacist agreements to be approved by the State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Physicians; requiring, in a group model health maintenance organization, a licensed physici... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 508 |
| MD | HB716 | Repealing specified provisions of law requiring specified physician-pharmacist agreements to be approved by the State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Physicians; requiring, in a group model health maintenance organization, a licensed physici... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 509 |
| MD | SB761 | Authorizing the State Board of Pharmacy to waive specified requirements for specified pharmacies that only dispense devices in accordance with specified rules and regulations; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB890 | Providing for an Overdose Response Program overseen by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Department to adopt regulations and authorizing the Department to take other actions; specifying the requirements an individual must mee... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB206 | Continuing the State Acupuncture Board, the State Board of Dietetic Practice, and the State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (Sunset Law) by extending to July 1, 2025, the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB179 | Altering the authority of pharmacists to administer vaccinations; authorizing a pharmacist to administer vaccinations to an individual in a specified age group who has a prescription or to an adult under a written protocol that meets specified requir... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 256 |
| MD | SB401 | Altering the authority of pharmacists to administer vaccinations; authorizing a pharmacist to administer vaccinations to an individual in a specified age group who has a prescription or to an adult under a written protocol that meets specified requir... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 255 |
| MD | SB595 | Authorizing specified pharmacy permit holders to conduct wholesale distribution under specified circumstances; limiting the authority of specified pharmacy permit holders to engage in wholesale distribution; altering definitions; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298 |
| MD | SB610 | Providing for an Overdose Response Program overseen by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the Department to adopt regulations and authorizing the Department to take other actions; specifying the requirements an individual must mee... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 299 |
| MD | HB868 | Authorizing the State Board of Pharmacy to waive specified requirements for specified pharmacies that only dispense devices in accordance with specified rules and regulations; making the Act an emergency measure; etc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 393 |
| MD | HB986 | Requiring a sterile compounding facility to hold a sterile compounding permit issued by the State Board of Pharmacy before the sterile compounding facility may perform sterile compounding in the State; providing that a sterile compounding permit is r... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 397 |
| MD | SB237 | Continuing the State Acupuncture Board, the State Board of Dietetic Practice, and the State Board of Occupational Therapy Practice in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to a specified date ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 211 |
| MD | HB736 | Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, in consultation with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, to specify the prescription drugs that may be considered specialty drugs by a pharmacy benefits manager; requiring the Board to publish in the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Referred to interim study by Health and Government Operations |
| MD | SB896 | Requiring a sterile compounding facility to hold a sterile compounding permit issued by the State Board of Pharmacy before the sterile compounding facility may perform sterile compounding in the State; providing that a sterile compounding permit is r... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| MD | SB781 | Authorizing pharmacists to substitute biosimilar biological products for prescribed biological reference products only under specified circumstances; requiring pharmacists or their designees to give specified notices and record specified information ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-04 |
| MD | HB783 | Altering the jurisdiction of the State Board of Pharmacy to exclude licensed dentists who personally prepare and dispense specified prescription strength dental products and specified antibiotics to patients receiving dental care pro bono under speci... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| MD | HB908 | Requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to disclose to a purchaser and specify in its contract with a purchaser information relating to maximum allowable cost prices for prescription drugs; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to specify in its contra... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| MD | HB302 | Authorizing the medical use of marijuana under specified circumstances; repealing criminal provisions that allow the imposition of a fine or the use of an affirmative defense for use or possession of marijuana or use or possession of drug paraphernal... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| MD | HB1100 | Establishing an independent Medical Marijuana Oversight Commission; providing for the purpose and membership of the Commission; providing for the terms of the members of the Commission; providing for the appointment of a chair and vice chair of the C... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| MD | SB515 | Altering the jurisdiction of the State Board of Pharmacy to exclude licensed dentists who personally prepare and dispense specified prescription strength dental products and specified antibiotics to patients receiving dental care pro bono under speci... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| MD | HB1270 | Establishing, as a condition of licensure, that tobacco products be prohibited from being sold in specified hospitals, related institutions, and nursing homes; requiring that specified regulations prohibit the sale of tobacco products in specified fr... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 |
| MD | SB928 | Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy, in consultation with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, to specify the prescription drugs that may be considered specialty drugs by a pharmacy benefits manager; requiring the Board to publish in the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
| MD | HB1366 | Establishing Class CS (chain store) beer and wine licenses for club stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and convenience stores; authorizing a holder of a retail alcoholic beverages license to qualify for a direct wine shipper's permit; altering the nu... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |


